Stenolaemata - Melicerititida - Eleidae
Synonyms: Chisma, Escharites Roemer 1840, Meliceritites Sepkoski 1902 [objective synonym], Melicertites Sepkoski 1902 [objective synonym], Nodelea d'Orbigny 1853, Vaginopora von Hagenow 1846
Parent taxon: Eleidae according to P. D. Taylor 2010
See also Bassler 1953, Novack-Gottshall 2025, Sepkoski 2002, Taylor and Zagorsek 2011 and Voigt 1924
Sister taxa: Atagma, Biforicula, Cyclocites, Elea, Foricula, Meliceritella, Pennipora, Reptoceritites, Reptoforicula, Reptomultelea, Semielea, Semimultelea
Subtaxa: Chisma furcillata Meliceritites acutissima Meliceritites angulosa Meliceritites gracilis Meliceritites kankensis Meliceritites porosa Meliceritites pseudoangulosa Meliceritites stillativa Meliceritites upohlavyensis Nodelea porosa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1)
• Cretaceous of Czechia (5), France (34), Germany (4), the United Kingdom (4), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 50 collections including 77 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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